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In an earlier VISION post, The Five Markers on Your Big Data Journey, Amy O’Connor shared some common traits of many of the most successful data-driven companies. In this blog, I’d like to explore what I believe is the most important of those traits, building and fostering a culture of data. The most important elements…

My leadership experience has taught me many things so far; humility, patience, discipline, respect, and inclusion. All these qualities are applicable in martial arts, one of my many passions outside of work. I have also seen some of my early mentors integrate these values into the DNA of their teams and today, I aspire to…

With the third baby born in the US with microcephaly related to Zika virus, the disease is again making headlines. Researchers are working diligently to find prevention and treatment methods, and as is for any research, collaboration and data sharing are critical to this process. I learned recently at a Zika Hackathon, hosted by Cloudera…

I am always excited when I hear how Apache Hadoop is being used as a tool to improve health and quality of life. Since joining Cloudera I have seen Hadoop used to reduce sepsis, understand Parkinson’s disease, combat children sex trafficking, and fight ebola among many other great causes. When Cloudera Cares, an employee lead…

This is the third blog in a three-part series. In Part 1: Zika and Big Data, I introduced the Zika virus that you’re likely familiar with and brainstormed a few ways big data could help fight it. Part 2: Learning from Ebola — How Big Data Can Be Applied to Viral Epidemiology, reflected on some…